While setting up a new copy of firefox on my second computer, I realized that my web browsing setup is very dependent upon the vast array of third-party extensions for Firefox. These are things I just can’t live without, and hopefully you’ll agree. There are many other extensions, greasemonkey scripts and bookmarklets out there. Hopefully, I’ve helped you find something you’ll use.

Adblock Plus

The web has exploded into a sick mass of vanispamcruftisement. To get rid of any image using a wildcard-based search, you need Adblock or Adblock Plus.

Adblock Filterset.G Updater

Download Statusbar

Gets rid of the clunky download manager and replaces it with a sexy bar at the bottom of your screen. Tip: It supports coloring, so that files that are downloading faster are shown in a different color, but it has to be enabled in the preferences.

Tabbrowser Extensions

Warning: does not work with Firefox 2.0

My favorite extension, sadly, does not work in Firefox 2.0. For those power users out there that haven’t upgraded, try this out. Be warned, though, for it is incompatible with everything and your mom. Cool features: undo close tab, a list of undocloseable tabs you could place on the toolbar, very specific tab preferences, such as “new tabs open to the right of current tab,” tab coloring… I could go on and on.

Greasemonkey

Greasemonkey doesn’t do anything by itself. Rather, it runs scripts that other users write that target specific features of websites. You can do some powerful stuff with Greasemonkey. If any of the following Greasemonkey scripts interest you, grab Greasemonkey first.

Automatic MySpace Media Remover

Bookmarklets

Even IE users can play with these! They’re basically JavaScript snippets you keep in your bookmarks and run as needed. To “install” one, just drag it into your preferred toolbar, favorites, or bookmarks (whatever people call them nowadays).

Linked images

Opens a new page with all of the images linked to on the current page displayed in a list.